Nightfall
Sunset at Isenberg brings a variety of changes to the landscape. The shadows grow longer as the sun sinks along the horizon, the colors in the sky grow warmer and the air is… Continue reading
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Break of Dawn
I decided to make another early morning trip to Isenberg. My last trip had too many people, to much talking and not enough just taking in the sights. A smaller crowd, more clouds… Continue reading
Celebrate the light
It’s always a hit-or-miss adventure when you travel to Isenberg to see the cranes. Somedays there are lots of them, some days there are just a few. I made the chilly pre-dawn trip… Continue reading
Into the mystic
There is something ethereal about fog. Perspective is diminished, contrast fades away and shapes take on a different form as they waver in and out of the mist. My first Isenberg sunrise of… Continue reading
October fest
The harvest moon has risen, there is a cool breeze in the evening and the sandhill cranes have returned to Isenberg. Everything is right with the world. My second trek to Isenberg of… Continue reading
Harvest moon
The first harvest moon in October in early a decade rose over Tracy this week. The harvest moon is the first full moon near the fall, also called autumnal, equinox, which took place… Continue reading
Vanguard
Every years as the hot summer months give way to the cool evening breezes of fall my thoughts turn to a small wetland outside Lodi and the annual arrival of the sandhill cranes.… Continue reading
Heat of the night
Wildfires burning across the state mean a couple of things; bad air quality for Valley residents and spectacular sunsets. With the noontime sky a shade of gray I knew th thick layer of… Continue reading
Chasing the sun
The partial solar eclipse above Tracy at maximum coverage, 10:17 a.m. There aren’t two many things people can share from coast to. To all be in that moment together. Usually it’s politics and… Continue reading
For the birds
Wanting to escape the triple-digit heat of the Central Valley a couple of coastal trips were on a order. We settled on the Sonoma Coast’s Bodega Bay. The quaint seaside town is best… Continue reading